Example sentences of "pleased with [pron] for [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | They were rather pleased with themselves for saying this , because it was something the Gruagach would find quite flattering and , also , it had not referred to the Wolfkings , which would have been extremely discourteous , not to say disastrous . |
2 | I was pleased with myself for offering to do so . |
3 | Jean-Claude would be pleased with me for staying out of the attic . |
4 | I 'm so pleased with her for knowing the way I want to hug her . |
5 | ‘ I see , ’ Anne said triumphantly , obviously pleased with herself for eliciting this bit of information . |
6 | She was pleased with herself for selling the Noah 's Ark but sorry to see it go , with the little Finn in jeans and tee-shirt inside it . |